Police said a couple of teenage girls were responsible for a series of car burglaries, including one where they stole a Glock 34 handgun.

The 16-year-old girl from Palm Bay and her 17-year-old friend from Indian Harbour Beach were charged Monday with burglary of a conveyance, petty theft, armed burglary and grand theft of a firearm.

The burglaries happened on Jan. 3 in the 1300 block of Harwick Street and the 1200 through 1300 blocks of Waterway Street. The car owners told police they were missing the gun, a Michael Kors wallet and a $60 bottle of perfume.

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Police identified the girls as suspects during the investigation. At two of the homes on Waterway, the residents provided surveillance footage of one of the girls entering the cars.

In interviews with police, the pair admitted to the crimes and said one of them served as lookout while the other approached the cars. Officers recovered all of the stolen items.

Lamaur Stancil is a breaking news reporter for Florida Today and TCPalm.com. He can be reached at 321-242-3662 or 321-987-7179. E-mail him at lamaur.stancil@tcpalm.com. Follow him on Twitter at @TCPalmLStancil.